Weighing scale



May 18, 1954 H. MITTON WEIGHING SCALE Filed April 21, 1952 bar is housed Patented May 18, 1954 Herald Mitten,

iDrummond, Mont assignor .of

one-half to Thomas MalcnmLHughes, Drum,-

mond, Mont.

Application April 21, 1952, Serial N0."283,381

Claims.

This invention relates generally tothe class or sporting equipment and is directed particularly to an improved scales for use by a fisherman.

A particular object of the present invention is to provide, in the manner as here'nai-ter set forth, a novel combination fishing pole handle and weighing scales by means of which "a fisherman using the pole having thescales in' the handle thereof, may easily and quickly deter" mine the weight of a fish as it is taken off of the hook.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved scales of the character stated having novel means of closing the tubular receptacle in which is housed the spring suspended shaft upon which are placed numerals designating pounds, which closing or closure 'means carries a hanging 'barb'npon which the fish is hung to be weighed.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a device of the character stated, a spring suspended numeral carrying bar having a closure cap pivotally supported on its lower end for connection with a part of the casing in which the and having a suspension barb or hook carried by the cap and adapted to be encased in a recess or slot in the lower end of the. bar to which the cap is attached.

Another object of the invention is to provide a weighing device oithe character stated which is designed to be mounted. in a tubular chamber in the butt end of a fishing rod handle,with a pocket carrying case into which the scale can be enclosed when removed from the rod handle.

The, invention will be best. u derstood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the exact details oixconstruction shown and described since obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 illustrates the handle or butt of a fishing rod with a portion, of the same broken away and showing positioned therein a weighing scale constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transversesection taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure ,1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view in elevation of the lower or back end of the handle showing the weighing scale extended for use.

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of the nipple upon which the scale parts are carried.

Figure 6 is a view in side elevation of the spring suspended rod together with the cap and barb-which arepivotally attached thereto.

\ suitable construction the constricted portion Figure '7 is a view :partly in side elevationand partly in section of the device 'lnthe form provided for carrying in the pocket.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing the numeral 10 generally designatesthe butt end of a fishing rod or pole, a portionof the pole, designated 12, being shown attached to the forward end of the handle while the numeral 14 designates the hand grip which may be of any but is here illustrated as being formed of cork.

The hand grip has formed therein from the back or bottom end, the tubular passage 16 which is here shown as having a metal liner $8 fixed therein.

The lower end of the liner or tube which actually forms the casing for the scale structure, projects beyond the lower or back end of the hai'id'grip and is fixed at its lower endin the constricted portion 2B of a ferrule 22 which encircles the rear end of the hand grip and is fixed thereto in a conventional manner.

At the lower or rear end the tubular easing cr'sleeve I8 is internally screw threaded as'indicatedat 24 to receive one end of" a coupling nipple such as is shown in elevation in Figure 5 and generally designated 26. As shown this coupling nipple has about it, intermediate its ends, the polygonal nut 28 and is screw threaded on each side of the nut as indicated at 30 and '32.

As previously stated one end of the nipple 26 is threaded into the lower end of the "tubular sleeve or casing is as shown in Figure 1 with the nut 28 hearing against the end of the sleeve and 20 of the ferrule. The other or outer end of the nipple has removably threaded thereon the internally threaded closure cap 34 which carries the hereinafter described weighing elements of the scale.

As shown most clearly in Figured the cap 3! has fixed in the. bottom thereof or upon the-inher face of the end wall as indicated at 36 ,an end of a fiat barb, spur or hook 38 which-istapered to a point it at its outer end. 'Ihis'spur or hook is on the axial center of thecap and has formed transversely therethrough adjacent to the fixed bottom end 36, a suitable hole or opening 4! for the passage of a pivot "pin 42 which extends diametrically across the insideiof the cap and is fixed at its ends in the" opposite sides of the cap as shown most clearly in Figures 1 and 3.

The numeral M generally designatesthe suspension rodwhich has a head upon its inner end while at'its outer end it is provided with the longitudinal slot 55 Between the inner end of the slot 46 and the head '45 a portion of the rod A l is cut away or flattened as indicated at 41 to provide a proper surface upon which maybe placed weighing numerals, as shown, starting at zero at the lower end of the scale face and the way for further use of the dr w u f 3 running 1, 2, 3 etc. up to the maximum poundage which the scale is designed to indicate.

The slotted or bifurcated end of the rod 44 receives in the slot the weighing hook 38 and the two portions or furcations have the pin 42 extended transversely therethrough as shown in Figure 1. Thus when the cap 34 is detached from the nipple 26, which actually forms a part of the housing or casing for the rod 44 and the hereinafter referred to spring, the rod can drop down out of the casing as will be readily apparent.

Encircling the rod 44 and resting at one end upon the inner end of the nipple 25, as shown in Figure 1, is the weighing spring 48. The upper end of the spring opposes but is spaced from the the outer end of the nipple 26 the rod M may drop down until the head 45 rests upon the top of the spring whereupon the Zero marking on the scale face i! will be in the plane or the outer end of the nipple 26. When the rod has dropped to this position as shown in Figure 4, the cap 35 or rocked so as to project shown in pounds on the scale face ll by the num- :1

her or figure appearing below the outer'end oi the nipple 26 as will be readily seen.

Where it may be desired to carry the scaies in the pocket there is provided a separate housing as shown in Figure 7. Such comprises the tubular casing 59 which is closed at its top end by the head 5i which has an outside diameter greater than the diameter of the casing so that the casing can be held in the hand without slipping even wet from handling a fish.

The opposite end of the casing 511 is open and internally threaded as indicated at 52 so as to receive the threaded end portion 3K9 of the nipple 26. Since the parts shown in the casing 56! in Figure '7 are the same as those shown in the tubular casing H3 in Figure 1 the same reference characters are employed.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that there is provided by the present invention a novel so as to be out of pole.

fishing pole easily and quickly I claim:

1 1. A weighing scale of the character set forth having external screw threads on each of its two ends, said nipple having one of its ends threaded into the said open end of said housing, a cap threaded on the other end of said nipple, a spring suspended rod in the casing and having one end attached to the cap whereby the rod may be the housing against the resistances separate housing though the hand may be of the suspending spring when the cap is detached from the nipple, said rod having weight indicating numerals longitudinally thereon, and means for suspending a body from the cap attached end of the rod comprising a pivot coupling between the cap and the rod and a barb attached to the cap and shiftable from a position lengthwise of the rod to an outwardly directed position relative thereto upon the turning of the cap on its pivot to one position.

2. A weighing scale of the character set forth comprising an elongate tubular housing closed at one end and having the other end open with internal screw threads therein, a tubular nipple having external screw threads on each of'its two ends, said nipple having one of its ends threaded suspended rod in the casing, a pivot coupling between the lower end of the rod and the cap whereby the cap turns on an axis extending transversely of the rod, the rod being adapted to be drawn out of the housing against the resistance of the spring when the cap is unscrewed from inside of the cap to be moved from a position lengthwise of the rod to a position in which it is directed outwardly therefrom on the turning of the cap on said pivot.

3. The invention as set forth in claim 2, wherein said onto the nipple and slot in the lower end is received.

4. The invention as set forth in claim 2, where- 'n the spring suspending said rod is of the coil type said rod has a longitudinal thereof into which the barb tion with the other end of the spring when the cap is in closing position on the outer end of the nipple and adapted to rest upon said other end of the spring when the cap is released and the rod is shifted outwardly.

5. In combination, a fishing rod handle having a hand grip at one end, said grip having a tubular passage extending thereinto from its rear end, a tubular housing fitted in said passage, a tubular nipple having one end threaded into the end of the housing and having its other end ternally threaded and extending rearwardlyfrom the housing, an elongate weighing rod disposed ment of the rod, a cap adapted to be threaded upon and to close the outer end of the nipple, a

on the nipple.

References Cit-ed in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

